David Storey





David Malcolm Storey was an English Playwright, Screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a professional rugby league footballer. The film of his novel This Sporting Life, which won the MacMillan Fiction Award, was filmed in and around Wakefield and starred Richard Harris.

Born: 13th July 1933, Wakefield

Died: 27th March 2017, London

Spouse: Barbara Hamilton (m. 1956-2015)

Children: Helen Storey, Kate Storey
                                                                

       

Location: 91 Manor Haigh Rd, Lupset, Wakefield WF2 8SB, UK

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